Wellness 10 Curriculum EHE 300 October 21, 2013

Questioning
What questions did you think students

should explore in Wellness 10?

 What is a balanced and happy life? What is human nature? How does it influence the well-being of self and others? How and why do particular inequities (both perceived and real) impact the well-being of communities? How do our doubts and fears affect the balance in our lives? How does society perpetuate inequities in wellness? What matters most in relationships (self, peer, family, other adults)? How does being physically fit enhance our overall well-being? How might our confidence and competence in our physical abilities impact our overall well-being? Why and when is it important to step in or speak out in someones defense? Why do people sometimes hurt others who have done nothing to them?

What do you know about Inquiry?

Inquiry
Is Is Not a step-by-step linear a dynamic process process messy, recursive planned for and facilitated a teaching strategy or method interdisciplinary research, write, report problem posing and solution google search and seeking summarize meaningful action read and answer questions thoughtful and intentional isolated projects learning and doing busy work

Reflection Questions
What is the purpose of school and

curriculum?
What were the big ideas that you

graduated with?
What should be the big ideas that

students should know and be able to do by the end of grade 12?

Broad Areas of Learning (BALS)

Lifelong Learners
Sense of Self, Community, and Place Engaged Citizens

Reflection
In your own words now based on what you have learned about BALs, turn to a partner and explain the big ideas that students should know/be able to do by the end of grade 12?

Cross-curricular Competencies
Developing Thinking
Developing Identity and Interdependence Developing Literacies

Developing Social Responsibility

Cross-curricular Competencies Jigsaw Activity

What are the important ideas in each CCC?
Developing Thinking Developing Identity and Interdependence

Developing Literacies
Developing Social Responsibility

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K-12 Aim Activity

Each area of study has a K-12 Aim that describes the reasons why students should develop deep understanding in that discipline. Read the Aim for HE and PE. (U.O., p. 28) Read the Purpose for Wellness. (U.O., p.28) Discuss at your tables: In your own words, how is the essence of the HE and PE Aims reflected in the Purpose of Wellness 10?
http://www.education.gov.sk.ca/Renewed-Curricula-Understanding-Outcomes

Purpose of Wellness 10 is:

to develop confident and competent students who understand, appreciate, and engage in a balanced, healthy, and active lifestyle.

K-12 Goals Activity

Read the K-12 Goals for Wellness (i.e., for HE and PE). (Understanding Outcomes, p. 29-30)

Discuss at your table: How do the K-12 Goals help teachers to plan for and support students to attain and maintain overall wellness?

One of the Broad Areas of Learning is Developing Literacies. What does it mean to be health literate and physically literate? (page 13)

Health Information Literacy is the set of abilities needed to:

recognize a health challenge identify sources of information and

retrieve relevant information assess the quality of the source and of the information and its applicability to a specific situation analyze, understand, and use the information to make healthy decisions
(Adapted from the Medical Library Association. 2003)

What is Physical Literacy?

Physical literacy can be described as the ability and motivation to capitalize on ones movement potential to make a significant contribution to ones quality of life. As humans, we all exhibit this potential; however, its specific expression will be particular to the culture in which we live and the movement capacities which we develop.

Individuals who are physically literate move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person. (Physical & Health Education
Canada, 2004)